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Habs superfan, Bruins devotee show off their ‘basement shrines’

MONTREAL – When you walk into Jack Gurevitch’s basement, you feel like you’re in a Canadiens’ museum.

His collection of “everything Habs” is eye-opening.

Gurevitch’s West Island home is stacked with hundreds of pucks, original hockey sticks, game-worn jerseys and even the original electrical blueprints of the current Bell Centre.

A glimpse of the collection of hockey paraphernalia of West Island Habs fan Jack Gurevitch. Domenic Fazioli/Global News

The 40-year-old has spent half his life collecting the precious memorabilia.

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“I think hockey in general is the greatest sport on the planet, and the Canadiens are the greatest franchise that ever existed,” Gurevitch told Global News.

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GALLERY: Die-hard hockey fans ready for NHL playoffs

There are many hockey fanatics like Jack Gurevitch across the city, and some of them even support the enemy: the Boston Bruins.

In Kahnawake, you’ll find many of them.

Boston Bruins fan Bonnie Alfred lives in Kahnawake, just a hockey pucks throw from Montreal. Domenic Fazioli/Global News

The home of 72-year-old Bonnie Alfred is decked out in black and gold, both inside and out.

“I always pulled for the underdog when I was younger,” Alfred said.

The two fanatics are picking their favourite teams to win the second round series.

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Win or lose, both Gurevitch and Alfred said that they will continue adding to their collections, and they promise to come back as even bigger fans next year.

 

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